Given name
Tacari
“as strong as a warrior”
Tacari is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “as strong as a warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “as strong as a warrior.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tacari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 227
- 193 boys · 34 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,822 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,822 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2013.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tacari’s family of names
Tacari has a related form in Tacarea. Tacari has a related form in Tacaree. Tacari has a related form in Tacarey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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